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- 2Body composition
- 2Resting energy expenditure
- 1Adipose tissue
- 1Cancer cachexia
- 1Charlson comorbidities
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Fall 2012
Mechanisms underlying fat loss in cancer are not well understood. Knowing the types of fat being lost from adipose tissue may help define interventions to circumvent wasting. The aim of this study was to explore the differences in adipokines and fatty acid composition between visceral adipose...
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Spring 2013
Gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with short-and long-term maternal and infant health outcomes. The purpose of this research was to describe longitudinal changes in weight and body composition during pregnancy and early postpartum according to pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI)...
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Muscle Abnormalities in Colorectal Cancer: Exploring the Associations of Muscle Abnormalities with Pre-existing Comorbidities, and Adverse Surgical Outcomes in Non-metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients
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The aim of this project was to further understand the association of pre-existing comorbidities and adverse surgical outcomes with muscle abnormalities in patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). Computerized tomographpy (CT) imaging was used for body composition assessment, and...